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June 15, 2010

Bill 168 Becomes Law

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KIDS HELMETS: Young skaters in Belleville have access to FREE helmets to wear when they go skating.

It's thanks to a grant of $5,700 from Ontario's Healthy Communities Fund.

The Hasings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit will use the money to create a helmet lending library for children who don't have one or forget theirs at home on school skating days.

Helmets are now available in local arenas in Belleville.

Only CSA approved ice hockey helmets with face shields are approved for protection against falls on the ice.

According to Safe Kids Canada, 20% of emergency room visits for children are due to sports and recreational injuries.

Here in Hastings & Prince Edward County, back in 2005 & 2006, we had over 1500 hospital or emergency room visits due to children and recreational injuries.
 

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Young Workers     

 

Are you hiring young workers or students this summer?
Here are a few things you should know....

  • Young workers are much more likely to get injured on the first few days of work than any other category of worker. Why?
    • They often lack the experience to make solid decisions about their own safety and that of their co-workers.
    • They are eager to please and impress, and may feel insecure about their position.
    • They think they are invincible!
    • Most don't understand their rights, roles and responsibilities in the workplace as they relate to safety.
    • In Ontario, only 40% of young workers receive health and safety training before starting their job or within their first week of work
  • The Ministry of Labour is "blitzing" workplaces to make sure employers are taking every reasonable precaution to keep their inexperienced workers safe.

What can you do to keep these workers safe??

  • Provide a general and job specific safety orientation BEFORE you put them to work
  • Make sure they understand that your organization values safe practices
  • Give them proper supervision
  • Encourage them to Learn, Participate, Recognize & Ask Questions

Resources:

The internet is full of good resources to help in the training of your young workers. Here are some excellent resources you may want to check out:

  • Health and Safety 101 is an e-course developed by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario, to provide workers 24 years old and younger with important health and safety information. This is a great on-line training course for your workers and also provides a 36 page resource manual.
  • The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association has a young worker publication that is worth downloading and passing along to your supervisors.
  • The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety has a comprehensive web site dedicated to young workers.
  • Passport to Safety is another great on-line training tool that will issue a certificate of completion which can be kept on file as proof of knowledge or understanding.  FREE Passports are accessible to any Quinte high school student through their counsellors. Employers can contact Bay of Quinte Safe Communities to purchase passports for $10 each.
  • Young Worker Safety Orientation CHECKLIST

Bay of Quinte Safe Communities is a local agency you can count on to support your safety efforts. Visit our website for more information.
 

   
Bill 168 amending the Occupational Health & Safety Act with respect to
workplace violence & harassment
comes into affect and is enforceable as of JUNE 15, 2010
It applies to ALL workplaces in Ontario
CLICK HERE to see what you need to do.
   

 
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